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U.S. Homeland

Electric Commuter Aircraft ‘Alice’ Has Flown For The First Time

After months of delays, Alice's first flight could be a major step toward future electric-powered air travel.

B-52

This Is What The B-52 Will Look Like With Its New Rolls-Royce Engines

Boeing's video marked the completion of wind tunnel testing with the new nacelles, which will house Rolls-Royce F130 engines.

Baltic Sea

Sabotage Suspected In Undersea Gas Pipeline Explosions In The Baltic

The controversial Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which are supposed to carry Russian gas to Europe, have been breached.

NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Kyiv Continues To Rack Up Small Gains

Bigger battles are looming in Donbas, where Ukraine hopes to continue its string of victories and Russia hopes to blunt that momentum.

U.S. Homeland

Flying Saucer Appears On U.S. Aviation Intelligence Office Logo (Updated)

An official flying saucer-adorned aviation intelligence unit logo has appeared drawing significant interest and speculation online.

Ghost Fleet Overlord Program

Navy About To Get World’s Largest Unmanned Warship But Has No Plans To Use It

A Navy high-speed logistics ship received millions of dollars in modifications for unmanned operations, but there are no plans to use them.

Russia

The Looming Worry Of Russia Using Nuclear Weapons In Ukraine

Losing ground and its forces depleted, concern that Russia could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, even to try and freeze the conflict, grows.

China

Chinese J-15 Fighters Fly Directly Over U.S. Navy Destroyer In New Video

Recently released footage of Chinese naval fighters overhead a U.S. Navy warship comes amid heightened tensions in the Taiwan Strait.

NGAD

New Details On The Secretive Air Force Plan For Teaming Fighter Pilots With Drones

Needing to balance solving unknowns about the Collaborative Combat Aircraft against demand for its disruptive abilities is driving decisions.

NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Multiple Russian Aircraft Shot Down In A Day

The Russian Air Force had another bad day in the skies over Ukraine as Kyiv claims it downed four jets, drones, and a cruise missile.

China

Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges

The barge, which is festooned with radar reflectors, antennas, defensive launchers, and other gear, first appeared in model form a year ago.

Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Things We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week

Talk amongst yourselves.

NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Russia’s Drone War Erupts Thanks To Iran

Russia's Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones rain down around Odesa while a Mohajer-6 also makes its first appearance in the conflict.

J-20

Air Force Generals Aren’t “Losing Sleep” Over China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter

Air Force chiefs aren't too concerned with China's J-20 stealth fighter, but say the service has to keep modernizing to keep it that way.

United Kingdom

British Typhoon Fighters Helped Sink A Warship For The First Time

A rare complex live-fire exercise off the Scottish coast saw a range of anti-ship weapons blast a decommissioned U.S. Navy frigate.

B-2

Damaged B-2 Returns To Palmdale For Repairs A Year After Landing Mishap

A B-2 Spirit has been ferried to Plant 42 in California for restoration a year after it ended up wing-down in the dirt.

NATO

Ukraine Situation Report: Conscripts Won’t Solve Russian Army’s Systemic Problems, Pentagon Says

300,000 soldiers may patch holes in Russia's lines but won't fix the logistics and morale nightmares that have plagued its forces in Ukraine.

NGAD

General Atomics’ Gambit Drones To Have Different Airframes With Common ‘Cores’

General Atomics is pitching a modular family of drones intended to perform various missions alongside manned aircraft that all use a common chassis-like 'core.'

U.S. Air Force

New Look At Air Force’s Ship-Killing Smart Bomb In Action, Seeker Details Revealed

Air Force's new Quick Sink weapon uses a low-cost seeker that turns Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs into all-weather anti-ship weapons.

F-35

XA100 Next Generation Adaptive Engine Could Now Power F-35B, Too

General Electric is now pitching its advanced XA100 engine for all three F-35 variants and has an eye on future aircraft programs, too.